Thank You Challenge!

I love this weeks challenge at Charisma Cardz- thank you! I found this fabulous stamp at Michael's last week for....(drum roll) 50cents! Good for me being frugal that I am! The journal jot is a stamp from Martha Stewart, paper is K&C0 line, misc green satin from Joann fabrics, MS butterfly punch, pearls are wedding clearance, Foof-a-la button, waxy flax.

I am so happy with the final outcome. I have so much to be thankful for, namely a group of friends that will stand by me through thick and thin. When I send this card to one of them, I hope it conveys my gratitude for their friendship. Thanks for stopping by! I am grateful for your patronage and hope that YOU find some inspiration amongst my creations!

Life is Ruff!

Charisma Cardz designer Allison threw us a challenge this week to make a project : Animal Magic! I only have a few "animals"....besides the kiddos!LOL!....so not having used this dog stamp set in a while, I pulled it out along with these great pet paper scraps and created a cutesy card for a friend.

The papers are scraps Kris passed on, the sketch I followed from Friday Sketches (from 2 weeks ago), and the stamp set is from Close to My Heart. Not much explanation needed here, simple card that explains itself.

Now, if only I knew what friend I could send this to without them thinking that I am "calling" them a dog...........

Spring is Here!

The Charisma Cardz challenge this week was presented by Vee. Make a spring card. I am so in the spring mood- ready to even clean! LOL! Fat chance of that happening...... So instead I am busy creating some cards. My sister and I have 2 shows approaching and we need some inventory. We are busy making cards for the events! I am so excited to be doing some new cards, participating in blog challenges again and using up old things that I have had sitting around.

The bottom strip is a paint chip from the hardware store. The flower is chalked and has glitter in the center for added detail (hard to see on the computer!). Used the last strip of this green ribbon, misc button and waxy flax. Simple simple card. I love going back to the basics!

Charisma Cardz Challenge

Leanne came up with a theme for us, Something for the Kids. This time of year is crazy with birthdays galore. This card is for DD. Our oldest will be thirteen at the end of the month- where o' where does the time go???? I still vividly recall the time in the hospital giving birth.... yikes.

Went to wally mart and bought these cute cake stickers on clearance. This is the 3rd card I made with them. The papers are clearance from Taylored Expressions, the sentiment is Close to My Heart and the ribbon is mikes' clearance rack. Martha punch, deco scissors, swarvorski gems on the bottom to balance the card out.

Thanks for stopping by! What is your kid challenge? Stop over to Charisma Cardz and link your project this week!! You could win one of 2 prizes!!! Good luck!

Sketch Challenge at Charisma Cardz

I am so doing the happy dance since I finally finished off a pile of scraps to make this card! I am in such a cleaning mood lately, purging, reorganizing my rooms, making a big pile of things to go to the thrift store. I get this way every Jan/Feb and want to declutter me and my household.

The sketch challenge at Charisma Cardz was a lovely one to try. I really jazzed this card up: using crytals, grommets, flowers with glitter, scallop scissors, 3D dots. The paper line is BoBunny Abbey Road collection. I won this a bit ago on a card challenge. Green is myFAVE color and it works so well with baby blue and chocolate. I think the last few projects I have worked on are this line and the BB popsicle line. My sister, Kristen, is on the design team there and passes on the leftover scraps she has from older collections (yes, I am lucky!)

BLOG CANDY ALERT!

US Residents Only:
In purging, I have come across some extras of Bobunny papers that would love a new home! If you are interested in receiving some 6x6 sheets of double sided paper- leave me a comment and have an accessible email account. Tell me what is your favorite color combo!

Charisma Cards Man Challenge

I don't do masculine cards very well. Mostly because I don't think that my husband truly appreciates how each card I make is a piece of art. Now don't get me wrong, I do make them for him, but I am so used to making cards with buttons, bows, satin, pins, charms, etc... that making a "simple" card is hard to do.

Charisma Cardz Challenge this week is to do a masculine card. I found these scraps from an old Close To My Heart paper pack and wanted to put them to use- to finally be rid of something small!!! The stamp set is also from them (though it looks like I pressed to hard on the image and R&S smeared a bit....). I certainly am ahead of the game with getting his card made!

What masculine card can you come up with? Don't forget to link your project directly with Mr. Linky, not just to your blog.....

Charisma Cardz- I Love You Challenge

As I sit here writing this, the Barney song "I love you, you love me, we're a great big family" keeps playing in my head. Maybe because of watching American Idol and the "child star turned dominatrix idol wanna be" was on singing her song has something to do with the echo in my head. sigh....

Very easy peasy card this week. I started to follow the Tuesday Sketchers challenge, but never got this posted. Love love love the sketch. As I am busy prepping for a workshop, I felt that this card would fit perfectly into my theme of "waste not want not" use up those scraps! Each piece is 2" x 5.5 (descending 1/4" each cut) and the hearts were cut on the cricut (george basics cartridge). The paper line is an old BoBunny Heart Attack. The stamp is from Michaels dollar (Studio G, clear stamps) with CTMH black ink.

Simple enough? My kids will love the card- nice to be ahead of the game. Now if I could come up with something for hubby........

Charisma Cardz White on White Challenge

Hey there! If you want to stretch your crafting abilities, try doing a monochromatic card. And not just any color- WHITE! Yes, this card stretched my imagination a bit! The Charisma Cardz design team has some amazing interps of this challenge, don't forget to stop by and leave some love!

I used my new cricut cartridge, Home Decor, to cut out the chandelier. LOVE IT! added lots of rhinestones for the bling factor. Embossed with the cuttlebug the victorian background as well. Got hurt by that danged machine too! The handle flipped back on me and whacked the crap out of my knuckle. I have a big bruise, swollen knuckle and can't wear my ring hubby gave to me for our anniversary. Of course, it is also my right hand, which I use favorably, so it is taxing me to death!!UGH!

Finally, typed the sentiment on the computer, trying to find a font that conveyed the fancy girly factor I was trying for. White organdy ribbon to finish!


What can you do with all white? Leave a link on the CCC blog, directly to your project!


Congrats to Lillian for winning the Sweet Berry by K&Co. leftovers that was up for grab. Lillian, when you make some projects, let me know!

Charisma Cardz Fruity Colors Challenge #3

Hello! Today offers a color challenge on Charisma Cardz Challenge site. Fruity colors. Lemon lime, strawberry, bananas, apples, oranges, grapes..... yes, making my mouth water for some fresh strawberries which won't be in season until the end of May..... I digress.

I used the K*Co Sweet Berry line for the paper, the glittered chipboard strawberry and heart. Typed the sentiment from the computer, used my "stored away" nesties, lime green ribbon, misc flower and button to finish off this card.

Good news, I was able to complete 4 cards for this challenge to add to my stash!! I have 4 more sitting on my craft table waiting for me and I am so excited to be able to use "stash"!!! Wahoo! My biggest decision this week will be to "toss" the remaining heart chipboard stickers, 2 orange slices and the owls/toadstool set left over. Or do I keep for a later date. I want to use up my supplies, but after 8 cards, I think I am kinda done with this paper line.... So, tell me what would you do?

BLOG CANDY ALERT: If there is anyone in blogland (from the USA of course) that would like some "left over" goodies, I will be happy to pass them onto you. Leave me a comment telling me you would like some freebies, by Friday night and I will select a random person to receive them (on Saturday morning) and will include some 6x6 papers from the line as well for you to make some cool Berry projects! Think of this as a virtual garage sale, except you will pay nothing! Make sure I can reach you by email when you leave a comment.